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Math

Top Five Ideas for Math Workshop At Your Seat Activities

Math Workshop makes differentiating instruction seamless. If you want to learn more about the framework for Math Workshop, please read this post first. What Happens During The At Your Seat Rotation As students work through their M.A.T.H. rotations, they have the opportunity to work on activities that are just right

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Math Workshop Small Group Organization
Math

How To Organize Small Groups for Math Workshop

Grouping is an essential component to Math Workshop success in your classroom. After your warm up and  mini lesson are over, students will rotate through M.A.T.H. practice activities each day. If you are not familiar with the Math Workshop framework, please read this post first. So, how do you group your

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Student Viewing A Math Workshop Lesson Flow
Math

3 Approaches To Formatting Lessons for Math Workshop

One of the most enjoyable things about Math Workshop is the ability to modify the specific approach to instruction and practice within a consistent framework. Depending on the results of your pre assessment, you will often modify the structure and approach to your mini lesson. Below are three possible mini

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Math

Make Differentiated Math Centers Simple With Math Workshop

Planning and prepping differentiating math centers can feel like a full-time teaching job in and of itself. In your classroom, you probably have anywhere from 2-5 unique groups of learners when you introduce each of your math topics throughout the year. These groups range in ability level and independence level

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Teacherpreneurs

Tips for Teacherpreneurs: Recommend Resources To Your Customers

This summer, I will be releasing all 20 Teacher Creator’s Toolbox videos here on the Core Inspiration blog. Teacher Creator’s Toolbox is a comprehensive guide to help you succeed as a seller in the TPT marketplace. If you are interested in watching these video tutorials in chronological order, visit my

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Teacherpreneurs

Tips for Teacherpreneurs: Gain Attention With Pins

This summer, I will be releasing all 20 Teacher Creator’s Toolbox videos here on the Core Inspiration blog. Teacher Creator’s Toolbox is a comprehensive guide to help you succeed as a seller in the TPT marketplace. If you are interested in watching these video tutorials in chronological order, visit my

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Teacherpreneurs

Tips for Teacherpreneurs: Bundle Related Resources

This summer, I will be releasing all 20 Teacher Creator’s Toolbox videos here on the Core Inspiration blog. Teacher Creator’s Toolbox is a comprehensive guide to help you succeed as a seller in the TPT marketplace. If you are interested in watching these video tutorials in chronological order, visit my

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Teacherpreneurs

Tips for Teacherpreneurs: Optimize Your Product Descriptions

This summer, I will be releasing all 20 Teacher Creator’s Toolbox videos here on the Core Inspiration blog. Teacher Creator’s Toolbox is a comprehensive guide to help you succeed as a seller in the TPT marketplace. If you are interested in watching these video tutorials in chronological order, visit my

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Teacherpreneurs

Tips for Teacherpreneurs: Creating Cover Page That Pop

This summer, I will be releasing all 20 Teacher Creator’s Toolbox videos here on the Core Inspiration blog. Teacher Creator’s Toolbox is a comprehensive guide to help you succeed as a seller in the TPT marketplace. If you are interested in watching these video tutorials in chronological order, visit my video

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Teacherpreneurs

Tips for Teacherpreneurs: Bring Resources To Life With Photos

This summer, I will be releasing all 20 Teacher Creator’s Toolbox videos here on the Core Inspiration blog. Teacher Creator’s Toolbox is a comprehensive guide to help you succeed as a seller in the TPT marketplace. If you are interested in watching these video tutorials in chronological order, visit my video

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Teacherpreneurs

Tips For Teacherpreneurs: Enhance Resources With Clip Art

This summer, I will be releasing all 20 Teacher Creator’s Toolbox videos here on the Core Inspiration blog. Teacher Creator’s Toolbox is a comprehensive guide to help you succeed as a seller in the TPT marketplace. If you are interested in watching these video tutorials in chronological order, visit my video

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Teacherpreneurs

Tips For Teacherpreneurs: Polish Your Resources With Backgrounds

This summer, I will be releasing all 20 Teacher Creator’s Toolbox videos here on the Core Inspiration blog. Teacher Creator’s Toolbox is a comprehensive guide to help you succeed as a seller in the TPT marketplace. If you are interested in watching these video tutorials in chronological order, visit my video

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Teacherpreneurs

Tips for Teacherpreneurs: Secure Your Intellectual Property

This summer, I will be releasing all 20 Teacher Creator’s Toolbox videos here on the Core Inspiration blog. Teacher Creator’s Toolbox is a comprehensive guide to help you succeed as a seller in the TPT marketplace. If you are interested in watching these video tutorials in chronological order, visit my video

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Low cost flexible seating option: lap desks from Michael's allows students to sit anywhere in the room and have a hard surface to work on.

Did You Know Flexible Seating Doesn't Need to be Fancy?

There’s not always a need for fancy chairs or furniture to create flexible seating options in your classroom. In fact, you can arrange your existing classroom furniture and weave in a couple tools that help create more natural flexible seating choices. The options discussed below leave room for students who

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Core Inspiration PowerPoint slide displays on board during tidy up with the detailed tidy up classroom routine written out so students can follow it.

Do You Wish Your Classroom Was More Tidy?

A tidy classroom makes for more a productive learning space, but how do you maintain a tidy classroom? This post is filled with tips for getting your students genuinely involved in maintaining a tidy classroom environment each day so you as a teacher aren’t the only one working hard to maintain organization and tidiness throughout the school year.

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A Design Challenge Your Students Will Absolutely Love

The end of the school year is such a special time as testing winds down, and you finish teaching those last few standards. You may even find you have little pockets of time throughout your days when you and your students can work to strengthen that special classroom community bond

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These two versions of the "My Summer Reading Plan" sheet makes goal setting for summer reading easy to differentiate.

The Perfect Activity to End Your Year With Reading

As the school year winds down, some of the most absolutely memorable days of the year are upon us. In most cases, that final week of school is a time when all the standards have been taught, you’ve finished most of your report cards, and you’re starting to organize your

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Every Monday morning, my third graders find their job pocket stuffed with class cash. They get paid a salary every week. One of our class jobs (Payroll Courier) is responsible for distributing the cash.

A Classroom Economy Students & Teachers Love

When it comes to classroom management, some of the most common struggles I hear about from teachers are the lack of respect students have for their learning space, and a desire to maintain a more organized classroom. If you are struggling with these, I urge you to consider utilizing well-developed

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